Cylinder Seal of Three-figure Contest Scene (Hero vs. Winged Animal)

Collection number	印041-1556
Provenance	Western Asia
Period	Neo Assyrian-Achemenid period
Date	ca. 700-500 BCE
Material	Carnelian
Dimension	H. 2.8 cm
Comment	A cylinder seal made from beautiful red carnelian. Engraved with a battle scene between three figures, a motif that was appreciated in the Neo-Assyrian period. Based on the characteristics of the clothing and the hero in the center extending both hands in the struggle with two winged genii with human heads, it highly likely that the seal dates to the Achaemenid Dynasty.
Classification	seal
Keywords	Red Tiny, Cool, Beautiful Western Asia Iron Age, Neo Assyrian Period, Achemenid Period Stone/mineral, Carnelian Seal/Sealing, Cylinder seal Scene, Combat, Human, Saint/Hero, Creature, Sacred animal, Human-headed winged animal
資料ID	748